“It Is Miraculous”: Ex-India Star On Rishabh Pant’s Recovery From Injury

Former India cricketer Aakash Chopra on Wednesday gave his opinion on Rishabh Pant and mentioned that the India wicketkeeper-batter will probably be seen taking part in within the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 for the Delhi Capitals (DC). While talking on his official YouTube channel, Chopra mentioned that it was “miraculous” how Pant recovered from his harm. “There are filtered reports that Rishabh Pant will be seen playing this year in the IPL, which is absolutely phenomenal. It is miraculous, considering where he came from and where he has reached,” Chopra mentioned. The 46-year-old added that he was “happy” simply to see Pant alive after he suffered a number of accidents from a automobile accident on the finish of 2022.

“Cricket is a very small part of life. It’s very important but cricket is there only if there is life. The sort of accident it was, I was just happy that he was alive. I am pretty sure he would have had to work very hard during the journey from there to here because it’s difficult and extremely lonely as well,” he added.

The former India opener additionally felt that the 26-year-old will “bat and captain” for the Delhi-based franchise within the upcoming IPL season.

“He will bat and captain. With batting, he solves an extremely important problem for the Delhi Capitals because he can bat slightly down the order as, unfortunately, all their good players are top-order batters,” he additional added.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), final July offered a health replace on the batter in a press release which said that he had “commenced batting as well as keeping in the nets” and had made “significant progress in his rehabilitation.”

Pant has represented DC since 2016 and scored 2,838 runs in 98 matches at a median of 34.61 and a strike price of over 147, with a century and 15 fifties to his identify.